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They have shown high definition TV and watch the one in the commercials during your favorite sports. (Your children) and you want a new Xbox 360 or PS3 and you want to make sure you have the right to get on tv for your money from your new toy. So you've decided that this is the year to the leap to a brand new one, elegant LCD flat-screen TV is. All well and good, but what do you do next? You are in the Alphabet Soup of LCD, HDMI lost1080p, 1080i, 720p. You are in over their heads with technical terms like refresh rate, contrast, and millisecond response time.

Below you will quickly examine straightforward "road map" of the foundations in order to make your LCD flat screen TV purchase a success.

Economic considerations - you must be, how much you are willing to know the budget for the new LCD TV. Determine whether your budget is bare bones minimum, or the priceno other choice. It will probably be somewhere in the middle. A new LCD can cost from a few hundred dollars for a small LCD for your kitchen or bedroom tv up to several thousand for an LCD flat panel monitor for your primary in your home theater room.

The cost for a new LCD for a home theater room in the past have affected the prices. Although an LCD still cost a little more than a comparable plasma, it is interesting to note that in the past yearthe gap between a new plasma TV and an LCD has shrunk.

Screen Size - Is a small TV for a dorm room, bedroom or kitchen or is it a primary tv for a home theater? His passion for cinema, I would recommend that the TV score at least 46 "is most effective. A larger tv is the feeling of immersion of a movie or sporting event to improve. LCD flat screens of sizes from 46" to 52 "aremore often with sizes of 60 "or more than one option, although the cost is still a drawback for many.

Resolution - To be considered for a TV to high definition, it must be able to display resolutions of 720p or 1080i. The latest standard is 1080p allows you to find the highest resolution of HD content on DVD or Blu-ray or experience the latest games in all their glory to be seen. It is important to note that it is very difficultdistinguish a difference in picture quality between a 720p and a 1080p picture with small screen sizes, so that before shelling out the extra dollars you make sure that it make a difference in image quality.

Video inputs - Make sure to meet your TV has many video inputs, have considered your current and future, too. HDMI is quickly becoming the standard video and audio input for high resolution so make sure the TV has multiple HDMI inputswith the standard composite and component inputs.

Image quality - of course none of the above subjects to make a difference if the TV has poor picture quality. There are a lot of things that come into play when it comes to image quality.

One of the unique features of the newer LCDs is the upper class of the 120Hz refresh rate, the twice the normal refresh rate of the rule allows for smoother transitions and screen images in fast moving scenes and filmSporting events.

Technical data alone do not always tell the whole story. For example, a contrast ratio may be helpful, but keep in mind that there is no clear, standardized measurement for contrast ratio between the producers. A contrast ratio within a product line is generally helpful if the comparison between the manufacturers.

See if the LCD flat-screen TV can produce vibrant color, deep blacks, realistic textures, detailed images and smooth videoTransitions.

It has never been a better time than now to get on board the HDTV train. With a little research and planning you will soon enjoy razor-sharp, vibrant images on your new LCD flat screen TV, then kick back in your home theater chair you gather your family and friends and enjoy the show.